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The popular stop-off Dartmoor Diner, on the edge of the moor, can be yours for £225,000 after being put on sale by a member of Plymouth’s most famous restaurant family.

The eatery, on the A386 just on the outer edge of Plymouth, has been owned by Christina Hajiyianni, a member of the well-known Hajiyianni city business family, since 2004.

She is selling the business, which underwent a £15,000 refit as recently as 2014, because of “other family commitments”.

Business agents Huntley & Partners are marketing the road-side café and restaurant, at Roborough Downs, and describes it as a “landmark establishment” in an “unmissable location” on the main road from Plymouth into Dartmoor National Park.

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The agents said the “impressive detached and purpose built” licensed premises is passed by thousands of vehicles every day.

The “recognizable refreshment stop” comprises two restaurant dining areas at ground and first floor level with covers for 100 diners, a commercial kitchen, cloakroom, office, and patio garden with a further 60 covers.

The Dartmoor Diner is up for sell for £225k (Image: Google Maps)

The car park can accommodate about 30 vehicles.

Paul Goss of Huntley & Partners, said: “This is a highly successful business with excellent annual turnover and very generous gross profits.

“It enjoys strong local trade as well as benefiting from the influx of tourists especially in the summer months.

Who's who in the Hajiyianni dynasty

The Hajiyianni clan celebrated 30 years of ownership of the New Continental Hotel, in Millbay Road, in 2015.

The building was built in 1865 but bought by Steve and Persefoni Hajiyianni in 1984.

The couple, Cypriots who came to Plymouth in 1953, started a city business dynasty which continues two generations down the line.

Steve died in 1996, but he was survived by his wife, and their children Mario, Bobbie, Chris, Tina and Alexandra.

Another son, Costas, was general manager at the hotel, but died in 2006.

And those family members, working together under the New Continental Group moniker, have become involved with other businesses throughout the city too.

Today the family has control of the well-known Mission and Kuku restaurants, and The Dock, at Millbay’s King Point Marina.

They also run Strathmore House Apartments, on Elliot Street, The Hoe, a block containing 18 serviced units.

And they have an interest in Cafe Curva, in Drake Circus Shopping Centre, along with members of the extended family.

Meanwhile Stella Hajiyianni has run the Barbican’s Blues Bar and Grill for 12 years but woke up one morning in 2018 and decided it was time to call it a day.

The venue’s lease went on the market in January 2018 at £235,000 but was later re-advertised at a lower price.

“The business has been in the same very capable hands since 2004 and is now up for sale only due to other family commitments.

“I think this business will attract buyers based on its established reputation and profitability, its location at a major gateway to Dartmoor between Plymouth and Tavistock and its considerable potential to further increase turnover by extending the current operating hours.

“In particular, a hands-on family team taking on more of the day-to-day operation could substantially increase turnover and profit.”

Andrew and Christina Hajiyianni with Bradley Bryant from NatWest inside the Dartmoor Diner

The Hajiyianni family are part of Plymouth’s entrepreneurial community of people of Greek-Cypriot descent.

Christina’s father Andrew Hajiyianni set up the city’s popular Steak and Omelette Bar in the late 1960s, but it is no longer run by the family.

With Andrew’s encouragement, Christina, who had worked in the catering industry in London, took over the diner in 2004.